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mgallardo68

From San Pedro, San José Costa Rica
Age 55
Joined Friday, December 9, 2016
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I am Maria, 48 years old, widower, born and living in Costa Rica, member of a big half Italian family.

I have 3 grown children (Montserrat, Mariano and Luisa), first two have made me grandma already twice (each) of Luca and Pietro (Montse) and Giacomo and Costanza (Mariano) and those babies enlightening me and are my prize for any good I have done in this life.

We are 11 living in the same home. Scared? Lol... We rent a big home and we all have our own space. We have lived as a communa for all our life, not in the sort of 'hippy/naive'' way but more from the solidarity perspective, sharing all and supporting each other, specially lately with such hard global economy.

Our seats at the restaurant are always 15... No need more people to have fun, we are already many... We share many common interests, like movies, music, sports, food/wine tasting, traveling, extended meals with so much talking and lots of food and much more...

My father Jorge Gallardo was an artist (member of the National Pinacoteca and with several pieces in private and public collections), passed away in 2001 and my mom Ruth was an artist and the finest sewist ever, she passed away 3 years ago, just 2 years after my husband did and this was a very hard period of our life but after the first grandbaby came, Luca; our life got back to happiness and hope.

I am open minded, straight forward and almost not filter when speaking. I love silence but I have noise and talking around me always... Generous by choice, I do not expect anything in return. Minimalist with my possessions, I cannot take anything with me so why then, hoarding?

I am smart, well educated and have a 'thing' for language, it is one of my favorite topics, therefore I respect the way I write in English and do my best to do it correctly but apologies in advance for any mistake!

Love traveling, reading, always seeking to learn something new. I love cooking, my favorite foods are Italian, Arabic and Asian food. I love antique maps and vintage items and I wish I could have a real flea market like in Europe or North America to go every weekend to hunt treasures. Love history, arts and well,throughout time you will discover more about me!

The huge family relation I have, had nurturing my life and my perspective in the world, it has giving me a place in the planet and has tought me the meaning of endless love.

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